Yang Hao joins a global task force on a high-stakes mission to inject a suppressing reagent into the plants' root core to reverse their growth and "restart" the planet before a final green tide arrives. Themes and Style
In an attempt to combat global desertification, scientists developed drugs to accelerate plant cell reproduction. This accidentally awakened plant sentience and emotions, leading to hyper-evolved flora that turned predatory. Yang Hao joins a global task force on
Like many contemporary Chinese blockbusters, it emphasizes themes of self-sacrifice for the common good and the emotional bond between a father and daughter. Critical Reception Restart the Earth (2021) Like many contemporary Chinese blockbusters
The film is frequently compared to other disaster movies like The Wandering Earth and The Day of the Triffids . Yang Hao joins a global task force on
Two years after the "green wave" decimated cities, survivors like engineer Yang Hao and his daughter Yuan Yuan live in the ruins, using UV lights to keep the sentient plants at bay.